Cliclick not doing anything in an Applescript saved as an application

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Cliclick works in an Applescript. The pointer moves where expected and keys trigger as expected, but it's not doing anything if I save that Applescript as an application. I don't get any errors when I run the script though. Instead, it seems that the cliclick commands are just ignored.

I've gone into system settings / privacy / accessibility, and added the application & toggled it on.

What else do I need to do to fix this?

I've used cliclick in Applescript apps for years. I assume this is a Sequoia issue. Maybe even a Sequoia 15.1 issue.

Any ideas?

[DavidMBrown]

I've run into a few issues where an AppleScript with cliclick works when run in Script Debugger but not as an application itself. Many times the problem is just a timing issue between the movement of the cursor and the click. You can try using an easing in cliclick or break up the cliclick command into move, wait, click. Another thing I would check is that your $PATH's haven't somehow changed; with 'do shell script' commands in AppleScript apps I use /usr/local/bin/cliclick explicitly. I hope this helps.

[BlueM]

When I try that (on macOS 14), I experience the same: works in Script Editor, doesn’t work when saved as an application – even after granting accessibility permissions. And while the application does not seem to do anything, in Console.app, a bunch of messages “Sender is prohibited from synthesizing events” are logged, so it is in fact a permission issue.

What you can try to do (and what fixed the problem for me) is resetting the permissions:

# Get bundle ID of saved application
grep -A 1 CFBundleIdentifier /path/to/your/Script.app/Contents/Info.plist 

# Then, copy the bundle ID (in my case: com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.Test)
# and use it in this command:
tccutil reset AppleEvents com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.Test

If that doesn’t help, you could try tccutil reset All, but be warned that you will have to grant all permissions again afterwards.